Möhnesee

Möhnesee
Möhne Reservoir
Möhnesee
Location of Möhnesee within Soest district
Coordinates	51°29′45″N 8°07′50″E / 51.49583°N 8.13056°E / 51.49583; 8.13056Coordinates: 51°29′45″N 8°07′50″E / 51.49583°N 8.13056°E / 51.49583; 8.13056
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Soest
Municipal subdivisions	18
Mayor	Hans Dicke (Independent_(politician))
Basic statistics
Area	123.38 km2 (47.64 sq mi)
Elevation	226 m  (742 ft)
Population	11,393 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	92 /km2 (239 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SO
Postal code	59519
Area codes	02924, 02925 (Brüllingsen, Ellingsen, Völlinghausen)
Website	www.moehnesee.de

Möhnesee is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

The Möhnesee municipality is situated around the Möhne Reservoir (hence the name), approx. 10 km south of Soest.

History

In the 80s the Möhnesee hosted the Campingkirche.

Neighboring municipalities

• Arnsberg
• Bad Sassendorf
• Ense
• Soest
• Warstein

On the night of the 16th./17th.May 1943 the Dam which contains the Mohnesee was breached in the attack by Avro Lancaster Bombers of 617 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force.

Notable places

The chapel of Möhnesee-Drüggelte

The Drueggelter Kapelle can be found at Möhnesee-Drüggelte. It is consecrated to the Holy Cross.

Subdivisions

The municipality Möhnesee contains the following 18 subdivisions, with Körbecke as the largest:

Berlingsen Buecke Brüllingsen Brüningsen Delecke Echtrop Ellingsen Günne Hewingsen

Körbecke Neuhaus Stockum Südufer Theiningsen Völlinghausen Wamel Westrich Wippringsen

References

1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 

External links

• Official site (German)